Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neuroligin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: neu-roli-gin
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of transmembrane proteins that bind to neurexins

Etymology

From neuro- + Latin ligō (“bind”) + -in.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Prefix: neuro-
Root: ligō
Suffix: -in

Inflected Forms

neuroligins (plural)

Questions

What does neuroligin mean?: Any of a class of transmembrane proteins that bind to neurexins
Where does neuroligin come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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